Thank you, Mr. Strahl. Time has expired. I know that the minister and her delegation have a busy schedule ahead of them.
We appreciate your taking the time to come and join our committee to share with us the Lithuanian perspective of NATO and the strategic concept.
Even though NATO is an organization that is 63 years old now, since you joined in 2004 and your eight years' experience in NATO and your joining in right away with the efforts in Afghanistan in 2005—and I know it was greatly appreciated by Canada and our allies to have had your involvement in the battle in Afghanistan—really provides us with the opportunity to have this two-way exchange of ideas and to find out how things are going, and to have your perspective on how the relationship with NATO continues to progress and hopefully improve the lives of Lithuanians and all the partners in the alliance.
I want to wish you the best of luck in your meetings in Chicago at the NATO summit. I know that you're going to be doing a little bit of touring around Canada and are going to visit the Lithuanian community in Toronto. I hope you have a pleasant trip to Toronto and meeting with the diaspora who are there and who are excited about having you here in Canada.